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Them mamis in da bed & pool
pausetag need to get on this
🦉The Official Drake Thread6️⃣ - Drake & PND Album Fall 2024
pausetag need to get on this
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Im late but used to this is 
Future killed it, Drakes verse would have been harder if he didn't sing lol
Future killed it, Drakes verse would have been harder if he didn't sing lol
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Zay wtfffffff man :x this beat is crazy
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Drake and the OVO camp understand marketing and image a lil too well
Dope video
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Make me call my bros for assistance... I need the year and model of Savage's Ferrari. Joint makes me cringe everytime i see it. It's stupid clean. 
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Dope video for Sneakin. Is Drake only permitted to release vids through Apple?
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He can and he already has. Hotline Bling?
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I always forget this was an Apple exclusive first.
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‘TAKE CARE’ TURNS 5: REVISIT DRAKE’S SOPHOMORE ALBUM
Five years ago, on Nov. 15, 2011, Drake unleashed his sophomore album, Take Care. By then, he was already a bonafide star thanks to his breakout mixtape, 2009’s So Far Gone, and his debut album, 2010’s Thank Me Later, but he was out to prove that his early success was no fluke.
That’s exactly what he did with Take Care, which solidified Drizzy’s star power, debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, selling 631,000 units in its first week. Singles like “Take Care” (No. 7), “Make Me Proud” (No. 9), “Headlines” (No. 13), and “The Motto” (No. 14) cracked the top 15 on the Hot 100. Looking back, it was clearly a sign of chart dominance to come.
But more than that, Take Care allowed Drake to revel in his signature vulnerability, which was purposeful. “The goal for me this album was to dig even deeper,” Drake told “The Ricky Smiley Show” at the time. “[Someone] whose opinion I trust very much said, ‘I know there’s more. You’re giving surface raps and people are taking them like the deepest thoughts ever.'”
So, that’s what he tried to do, but the results were mixed. Pitchfork rated it 8.6/10 and said it was his “strongest set of songs so far” due to “over-sharing” over “lush and moody beats.” But Entertainment Weekly said he needed “a few more punchlines to brighten up his monochromatic therapy sessions.” Others offered variations of these praises and gripes.
Drake didn’t dig into those feelings alone on the star-studded effort. In fact, Take Care’s impressive guest list remains one of its most notable qualities with features from Rihanna (“Take Care”), Nicki Minaj (“Make Me Proud”), André 3000 (“The Real Her”), Kendrick Lamar (“Buried Alive Interlude”), and Lil Wayne (“HYFR (Hell Ya ******* Right)” and “The Real Her”), to name a few. All of them, of course, were at various stages in their careers, but they each provided stellar guest spots.
Perhaps the most important guest on the album though was The Weeknd, who appears on “Crew Love.” Despite only being featured on that one song, Abel Tesfaye’s fingerprints are all over the album, with credits on “Shot for Me,” “Good Ones Go Interlude,” and “The Ride.” Last year, Abel explained why this was bittersweet for him, shedding more light on the behind-the-scenes process. “I gave up almost half of my album,” he told Rolling Stone. “It’s hard. I will always be thankful—if it wasn’t for the light he shined on me, who knows where I’d be? And everything happens for a reason.”
But even artists who didn’t work on the album were vital to its creation. For instance, Drake credited British rapper Sneakbo for influencing his cadences. “He inspired the way I rapped on ‘Cameras’ or ‘Take Care,'” he admitted during an interview with ThisIsMax. “Just the flows that I chose.”
Battle rappers like Hollow Da Don and The Saurus also inspired the project. “It gets me excited in the studio, to watch these rappers, to see them rap for a whole different cause,” Drake told The Village Voice at the time.
Musically, the album pulled from various sources, too. Drake’s longtime producer and right-hand man, Noah “40” Shebib, oversaw the album and brought in help from Jamie xx, T-Minus, Boi-1da, and The Weeknd, among others. The project also benefits from samples of Gil Scott-Heron, DJ Screw, Jon B, and more.
All of these influences worked to help Drake craft one of his most celebrated albums yet, one that’s been called his best ever. According to Drizzy, that’s what he was aiming for, much more than he was aiming at commercial success.
“It’s truly a story that I’m telling with music that isn’t necessarily created to have chart positions or the radio,” he told Vevo. “I just really needed to tell this story.”
Take Care remains an influential force, its impact evident in countless hip-hop and R&B songs that pull from its brooding, emotional undertones. Five years later, the 6 God finds himself at the top of the game with record-setting feats (like over a billion streams). But looking back, Take Care is a vital puzzle piece to the bigger picture.
–Andres Tardio
Five years ago, on Nov. 15, 2011, Drake unleashed his sophomore album, Take Care. By then, he was already a bonafide star thanks to his breakout mixtape, 2009’s So Far Gone, and his debut album, 2010’s Thank Me Later, but he was out to prove that his early success was no fluke.
That’s exactly what he did with Take Care, which solidified Drizzy’s star power, debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, selling 631,000 units in its first week. Singles like “Take Care” (No. 7), “Make Me Proud” (No. 9), “Headlines” (No. 13), and “The Motto” (No. 14) cracked the top 15 on the Hot 100. Looking back, it was clearly a sign of chart dominance to come.
But more than that, Take Care allowed Drake to revel in his signature vulnerability, which was purposeful. “The goal for me this album was to dig even deeper,” Drake told “The Ricky Smiley Show” at the time. “[Someone] whose opinion I trust very much said, ‘I know there’s more. You’re giving surface raps and people are taking them like the deepest thoughts ever.'”
So, that’s what he tried to do, but the results were mixed. Pitchfork rated it 8.6/10 and said it was his “strongest set of songs so far” due to “over-sharing” over “lush and moody beats.” But Entertainment Weekly said he needed “a few more punchlines to brighten up his monochromatic therapy sessions.” Others offered variations of these praises and gripes.
Drake didn’t dig into those feelings alone on the star-studded effort. In fact, Take Care’s impressive guest list remains one of its most notable qualities with features from Rihanna (“Take Care”), Nicki Minaj (“Make Me Proud”), André 3000 (“The Real Her”), Kendrick Lamar (“Buried Alive Interlude”), and Lil Wayne (“HYFR (Hell Ya ******* Right)” and “The Real Her”), to name a few. All of them, of course, were at various stages in their careers, but they each provided stellar guest spots.
Perhaps the most important guest on the album though was The Weeknd, who appears on “Crew Love.” Despite only being featured on that one song, Abel Tesfaye’s fingerprints are all over the album, with credits on “Shot for Me,” “Good Ones Go Interlude,” and “The Ride.” Last year, Abel explained why this was bittersweet for him, shedding more light on the behind-the-scenes process. “I gave up almost half of my album,” he told Rolling Stone. “It’s hard. I will always be thankful—if it wasn’t for the light he shined on me, who knows where I’d be? And everything happens for a reason.”
But even artists who didn’t work on the album were vital to its creation. For instance, Drake credited British rapper Sneakbo for influencing his cadences. “He inspired the way I rapped on ‘Cameras’ or ‘Take Care,'” he admitted during an interview with ThisIsMax. “Just the flows that I chose.”
Battle rappers like Hollow Da Don and The Saurus also inspired the project. “It gets me excited in the studio, to watch these rappers, to see them rap for a whole different cause,” Drake told The Village Voice at the time.
Musically, the album pulled from various sources, too. Drake’s longtime producer and right-hand man, Noah “40” Shebib, oversaw the album and brought in help from Jamie xx, T-Minus, Boi-1da, and The Weeknd, among others. The project also benefits from samples of Gil Scott-Heron, DJ Screw, Jon B, and more.
All of these influences worked to help Drake craft one of his most celebrated albums yet, one that’s been called his best ever. According to Drizzy, that’s what he was aiming for, much more than he was aiming at commercial success.
“It’s truly a story that I’m telling with music that isn’t necessarily created to have chart positions or the radio,” he told Vevo. “I just really needed to tell this story.”
Take Care remains an influential force, its impact evident in countless hip-hop and R&B songs that pull from its brooding, emotional undertones. Five years later, the 6 God finds himself at the top of the game with record-setting feats (like over a billion streams). But looking back, Take Care is a vital puzzle piece to the bigger picture.
–Andres Tardio
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Classic
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I learned to really like a lot of songs, but I was never crazy about this album. I can understand if someone loves it though.
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Fav Drake project
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Still my favorite Drake project to this day. This albums classic.
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Love 'Take Care', man. The transition from "Shot For Me" to "Headlines" still >>>>
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TC was the soundtrack to life for a while 
, 5 years already damn
, 5 years already damn
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Take care is a masterpiece
Top 5:
Cameras/ good ones go
Lord knows
Over my dead body
Marvins room
Headlines
Top 5:
Cameras/ good ones go
Lord knows
Over my dead body
Marvins room
Headlines
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Cameras :x :x :x :x TOP 5 Drizzy
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Loved Cameras. Wish it was a stand-alone song
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Take care was smooth.
The ride >>>>
The ride >>>>
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Have to play it on the way home today!
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Lord knows is one of my favorite favorite drake verses
Drizzy snaps
Drizzy snaps
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Album is a personal classic. Loved it. Dreams Money Can Buy should have made the album for sure.
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Dreams
Trust Issues
Club Paradise
Free Spirit
All shoulda been on there in place of the weak songs.
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Had to throw it on and follow up with the loosies mentioned in honor of that 5 year anniversary.
"Look What You've Done" always hits me in a real way, man. Love this album.
It had been so long that I even enjoyed hearing "Make Me Proud"
"Look What You've Done" always hits me in a real way, man. Love this album.
It had been so long that I even enjoyed hearing "Make Me Proud"
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Absolutely
